Relevance Theory
More than Understanding
This volume covers topics central to pragmatic research: politeness, communication, metaphor, and humour. Alongside innovative theoretical proposals, it offers interesting analyses and discussions.
This volume covers topics central to pragmatic research: politeness, communication, metaphor, and humour. Alongside innovative theoretical proposals, it offers interesting analyses and discussions.
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Relevance-Theoretic Lexical Pragmatics
Theory and Applications
One of the first books to present a comprehensive view of lexical pragmatics, its origins and methodology, Wałaszewska’s study focuses on the approach offered by relevance theory, showing how relevance-theoretic tools can highlight changes to lexically encoded meanings.
One of the first books to present a comprehensive view of lexical pragmatics, its origins and methodology, Wałaszewska’s study focuses on the approach offered by relevance theory, showing how relevance-theoretic tools can highlight changes to lexically encoded meanings.
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Relevant Worlds
Current Perspectives on Language, Translation and Relevance Theory
This volume examines Relevance Theory, an influential pragmatic approach to communication. It tests the theory's internal coherence and its applicability to translation, literature, and conversational humour, making it a valuable resource for scholars and students.
This volume examines Relevance Theory, an influential pragmatic approach to communication. It tests the theory’s internal coherence and its applicability to translation, literature, and conversational humour, making it a valuable resource for scholars and students.
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Religion After Kant
God and Culture in the Idealist Era
After Kant, idealist thinkers like Hegel and Schelling transformed the conceptual framework for considering religion. This volume explores their reconsideration of religion’s place within human self-fashioning, which shaped later thinkers like Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
After Kant, idealist thinkers like Hegel and Schelling transformed the conceptual framework for considering religion. This volume explores their reconsideration of religion’s place within human self-fashioning, which shaped later thinkers like Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
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Religion and Belief
A Moral Landscape
This collection of essays initiates a discussion on the nuances of religion and belief. Topics range from ancient Greek philosophy to 21st century ‘New-Atheism’, challenging simple conceptions and showing caricatures of belief to be misleading.
This collection of essays initiates a discussion on the nuances of religion and belief. Topics range from ancient Greek philosophy to 21st century ‘New-Atheism’, challenging simple conceptions and showing caricatures of belief to be misleading.
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Freer and Bell’s volume presents a rich and powerful range of essays by leading and emerging T.S. Eliot and literary modernist scholars, considering the doctrinal, religious, humanist, mythic and secular aspects of Eliot’s poetry.
Freer and Bell’s volume presents a rich and powerful range of essays by leading and emerging T.S. Eliot and literary modernist scholars, considering the doctrinal, religious, humanist, mythic and secular aspects of Eliot’s poetry.
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Religion and Politics in the 21st Century
Global and Local Reflections
This volume captures diverse perspectives on contemporary religion and politics, from theoretical approaches to case studies. Exploring past interactions, present realities, and future directions, it is a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, and the public.
This volume captures diverse perspectives on contemporary religion and politics, from theoretical approaches to case studies. Exploring past interactions, present realities, and future directions, it is a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, and the public.
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Religion and Politics in Ukraine
The Orthodox and Greek Catholic Churches as Elements of Ukraine’s Political System
Russia uses an "Orthodox civilization" to justify policies towards Ukraine. This book analyzes the role of religion in Ukrainian political life, focusing on Eastern Christian communities after the USSR's collapse and the connection to its democratic character.
Russia uses an “Orthodox civilization” to justify policies towards Ukraine. This book analyzes the role of religion in Ukrainian political life, focusing on Eastern Christian communities after the USSR’s collapse and the connection to its democratic character.
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This volume revisits the concepts of reality and realism with regard to their relation to religion and the religious real, presenting ten essays that offer methodologically diverse and intellectually challenging analyses.
This volume revisits the concepts of reality and realism with regard to their relation to religion and the religious real, presenting ten essays that offer methodologically diverse and intellectually challenging analyses.
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Religion and Representation
Islam and Democracy
This book examines the complex relationship between Islam and democracy. Beyond demonstrating compatibility, authors employ theological reasoning and empirical data to explore connections between religious beliefs and political behaviour in diverse contemporary settings.
This book examines the complex relationship between Islam and democracy. Beyond demonstrating compatibility, authors employ theological reasoning and empirical data to explore connections between religious beliefs and political behaviour in diverse contemporary settings.
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Religion and Revolution
Spiritual and Political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal
A study of spiritual and political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal, the great Latin American poet, priest, and revolutionary. The work examines his connection to Ṣūfism and details his trip to Iran during the triumph of the Islāmic Revolution.
A study of spiritual and political Islām in Ernesto Cardenal, the great Latin American poet, priest, and revolutionary. The work examines his connection to Ṣūfism and details his trip to Iran during the triumph of the Islāmic Revolution.
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These essays explore the pivotal role of the book trade—printers, publishers, and booksellers—in distributing religious works. Covering the 16th to 20th centuries in Europe, they demonstrate how the trade was crucial for spreading both religion and literacy.
These essays explore the pivotal role of the book trade—printers, publishers, and booksellers—in distributing religious works. Covering the 16th to 20th centuries in Europe, they demonstrate how the trade was crucial for spreading both religion and literacy.
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This book examines the complex interrelationships between religion, politics, and war. Combining Western and Asian analyses, it addresses critical issues like the separation of church and state, tolerance, and the causes of religious strife.
This book examines the complex interrelationships between religion, politics, and war. Combining Western and Asian analyses, it addresses critical issues like the separation of church and state, tolerance, and the causes of religious strife.
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Religion at Work in Globalised Traditions
Rainmaking, Witchcraft and Christianity in Tanzania
In a Tanzanian Sukuma community, traditional rainmaking has vanished. As Christianity spreads, why are witchcraft and witch killings increasing? This book analyses how witchcraft and Christianity supplement each other to provide answers for this world and the next.
In a Tanzanian Sukuma community, traditional rainmaking has vanished. As Christianity spreads, why are witchcraft and witch killings increasing? This book analyses how witchcraft and Christianity supplement each other to provide answers for this world and the next.
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Religion in Early Assam
An Archaeological History
This volume offers a fresh approach to religion in Early Assam, bringing together archaeology, history, and heritage. It reconstructs the sacred landscape of the Prāgjyotiṣa and Kāmarūpa kingdoms, illustrating implications for Assam’s history and identity.
This volume offers a fresh approach to religion in Early Assam, bringing together archaeology, history, and heritage. It reconstructs the sacred landscape of the Prāgjyotiṣa and Kāmarūpa kingdoms, illustrating implications for Assam’s history and identity.
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Religion of Democracy
An Intellectual Biography of Gerald Birney Smith, 1868–1929
This volume concludes Dr Peden’s series on the empirical tradition in American Philosophical and Religious Thought.
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This book examines how religion, politics, gender, and sexuality in Zimbabwe have been gendered and sexualised to trap women in tradition and bar them from playing a participative role. Its findings cut across disciplines to empower people in theory and practice.
This book examines how religion, politics, gender, and sexuality in Zimbabwe have been gendered and sexualised to trap women in tradition and bar them from playing a participative role. Its findings cut across disciplines to empower people in theory and practice.
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A positive link exists between religiosity and well-being. This book brings together in one volume scattered empirical studies on the topic from different Arab, mainly Muslim, countries, exploring the connection to mental health, happiness, and quality of life.
A positive link exists between religiosity and well-being. This book brings together in one volume scattered empirical studies on the topic from different Arab, mainly Muslim, countries, exploring the connection to mental health, happiness, and quality of life.
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Religious Anarchism
New Perspectives
This unique book presents fresh scholarship on the intersection of religion and anarchism. It explores diverse traditions from early Christianity to Daoism, Buddhism, and Islam, revealing innovative perspectives on the radical political implications of faith.
This unique book presents fresh scholarship on the intersection of religion and anarchism. It explores diverse traditions from early Christianity to Daoism, Buddhism, and Islam, revealing innovative perspectives on the radical political implications of faith.
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Religious Attachment
Women's Faith Development in Psychodynamic Perspective
Using attachment theory, this book explores the faith experiences of Christian women. Based on in-depth interviews, it identifies three patterns of religious attachment—Distance/Avoidance, Anxiety/Ambivalence, and Security—with practical implications for pastoral care.
Using attachment theory, this book explores the faith experiences of Christian women. Based on in-depth interviews, it identifies three patterns of religious attachment—Distance/Avoidance, Anxiety/Ambivalence, and Security—with practical implications for pastoral care.
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